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Comparing the books Atlas Shrugged and Mandibles - both great books.
Similarities
Both Atlas Shrugged and Mandibles portray a dystopian future.
Both describe an economic and social collapse.
Both tell about happenings in the United States and only hint at happenings in other countries.
Both include pivotal events, but overall describe a slow year by year deterioration of the economy and society.
Both demonstrate the weaknesses of collectivism and the spineless looters who try to live off others' work.
Both include protagonists who handle the collapse better than others through foresight and positive action.
Both books open your eyes (if you read them well) to current pushes toward collectivism and against freedom in the United States and most other countries.
Differences
Atlas Shrugged describes events from the point of view of those in powerful positions (both good and bad).
Mandibles describes societal collapse from the point of view of one ordinary multigenerational family.
Atlas Shrugged contains a lot of philosophy and in depth speeches spoken through the characters.
Mandibles includes more technology (and some future tech).
Atlas Shrugged features the defiance of strong protagonists against centralized control, whereas Mandibles shows the adaptation and decisive action of an ordinary family.
Mandibles is set in the near future, specifically between 2029 and 2047, exploring a speculative economic collapse in America.
Atlas Shrugged" is set in a time resembling the mid-20th century, albeit in an alternative reality
Similarities
Both Atlas Shrugged and Mandibles portray a dystopian future.
Both describe an economic and social collapse.
Both tell about happenings in the United States and only hint at happenings in other countries.
Both include pivotal events, but overall describe a slow year by year deterioration of the economy and society.
Both demonstrate the weaknesses of collectivism and the spineless looters who try to live off others' work.
Both include protagonists who handle the collapse better than others through foresight and positive action.
Both books open your eyes (if you read them well) to current pushes toward collectivism and against freedom in the United States and most other countries.
Differences
Atlas Shrugged describes events from the point of view of those in powerful positions (both good and bad).
Mandibles describes societal collapse from the point of view of one ordinary multigenerational family.
Atlas Shrugged contains a lot of philosophy and in depth speeches spoken through the characters.
Mandibles includes more technology (and some future tech).
Atlas Shrugged features the defiance of strong protagonists against centralized control, whereas Mandibles shows the adaptation and decisive action of an ordinary family.
Mandibles is set in the near future, specifically between 2029 and 2047, exploring a speculative economic collapse in America.
Atlas Shrugged" is set in a time resembling the mid-20th century, albeit in an alternative reality